I. A remedy to save mankind: petitioning heaven: Ritual premises
Fateful liabilities
The protagonists and the ransom
A redemptive program
II. The interior journey: Lu Xiujing's reformation: Disciple of the three caverns
The sacred jewel retreat
Set right your heart, set right your conduct!
The dharma-bridge of requital
III. All under heaven: the Tang synthesis: Paths to initiation
Sacraments of lay religion
Instruments of deliverance
Prayers for a new elite
Perspectives: An epilogue.